Multiple garment hanger



1950 A. J. BURGER ETAL 2,514,742

MULTIPLE GARMENT HANGER Filed Oct. 28, 1947 Y; Fig.2.

Inventor Arno/d J. Burger Via/er Ff Burger Patented July 11, 1950 MULTIPLE GARMENTHANGER Arnold J Burger and Violet F. Burger,

' New York, N. Y.

Application October 28, 1947, Serial No. 782,590

This invention relates to newand useful improvements in hangers and the primary object of thepresent invention is to provide a. small and compact device occupying very little space that will support a plurality of garment hangers in such a position that garments such as blouses, childrens dresses and the like will overlaplongitudinally and be spaced inwardly relative to each other, in stepped relationship inwardly and downwardly toward the hanger body, thus saving space in width and utilizing'unused space in length.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a multiple blouse hanger including novel and improved means for loosely engaging or receiving the collar portion of a blouse in such a manner as to prevent wrinkling or the like of thesaid collar portion.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a multiple blouse hanger so designed as to facilitate the same to be applicable for wardrobe trunks, clothes closets, and more particularly for use in womens haberdashery stores or departments whereby the same maysupport a plurality of blouses in a neat and attractive manner so that an individual blouse may be removed therefrom in a quick and precise manner.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a multiple blouse'hanger that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the sameis intended. i

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanyin drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which: l I

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the present multiple blouse hanger, and showing a blouse supporting hanger applied thereto in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a, side elevational view of Figure 1;

and, l

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective viewv of the lower portion of the present multiple blouse hanger and the garment supporting hangers that are used in conjunction with the same.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral l represents thepresent multiple blouse hanger generally, comprising preferably a flat base member of suitable material 8 Claims. (Cl. 211-113) selected point thereon.

. a 2 a that engages a loop l8 at one terminal of a sup port engaging hook member 20. ,4

Projecting outwardly from one edge, for example, edge 22, of the hanger I0, is a plurality of longitudinally spaced integral projections 24 and 26, each of which are provided with an arcuate upper edge 28 and an arcuate lower edge 30, which converge to meet the edge 22 of the hanger. These projections 24 and 26 are further provided with vertical slots or notches 32 and 34, that are spaced parallel to the longitudinal axis of' the hanger I0, and the notch 32 of the uppermost projection 24 is spaced outwardly from the notch 34 of the adjacent projection 26.

Projecting outwardly from edge 22 at its lower extremity, is a lower hook element or integral projection 36 having a notch or slot 38 that is also spaced parallel to the longitudinal axis 01 the hanger l 0 and which is spaced inwardly from the notch 34 of the adjacent projection 26.

Integrally formed with the opposite edge, 40 of the hanger i0, is an upper projection 42,a

lower projection 44 and an intermediate projection 46. Each of these projections 42, 44 and '46 are provided with arcuate or curved lower edges 48 that converge to meet edge 40, and the .upper projection 42 and intermediate projection 46 are further provided with arcuateor curved upper edges 50 that converge to meet edge 40.. r

The upper projection 42 is provided-with a notch or slot 52 in its upper edge 50 that is spaced parallel to the longitudinal axisof the hanger ID, and spaced outwardly from a vertical notch or slot 54 provided in the upper edge 50 of the intermediate' projection 46. The lower projection 44 is likewise provided with a notch or slot 56 that communicates with the edge 40 of the hanger l0, and which is spaced inwardly from the notch 54 of the intermediate or adjacent projection 44.

As depicted-in the drawings, the projections on one edge, 22, of the hanger 10 are staggered relative to the projections on the opposite edge 40, so that the collar receiving portions designated generally by the numeral 58, between adjacent projections, on one side of the hanger will oppose the projections on the opposite-side of the hanger, thus distributing the dead load applied on the projections and thereby increasing the durability and strength of the entire hanger structure due to the elimination of reduced transverse widths of the device at any In practical use of the device, it is preferred that a garment hanger 60 having an eye element 82 of the hanger 60 will be disposed in a spaced parallel vertical position, whereby -a-selected hanger 60 may be removed from a projection without interfering with the remaining hanger's 80 or the garments supported by the same.

Although depicted in theadrawings;the tnumeadditional projections inlay be provided to accommodatera dargerinumber of :garmenthangers, without in any way deviating xfromathexscopeof the :pnesentcinvention- E In iview. 10f dzhe :foregoing description taken in rconjnnction =Withthe accompanying drawings it i'sebelieved :thatxa clear understandingso'f the .construction, :operation and advantages of the .device: will 'be .qui'te :apparent :to those skilled inxthiszart. A'arnore detailed description is ac- :cordingly deemed unnecessary. r

fit'iismto beaunderstood, however, that even it-hough'zthere is -herein. shown and described a zpref-erred embodiment of the inventionthe same is susceptible to .certainchangesfully comprerhendedfby the spirit of the ginventionas herein (described .and thewscope of the :appended claims.

Having described theinventionwhat' is claimed nsrnewfisr I "1;: A multipleugarment hanger comprising a "substantially "fiat base' member having I opposite, longitudinal side edges, longitudinally spaced ftransverse projections integrally formed at one 'edge =of-isaid base member, further' longitudina'lly -.spaced. -transverseprojections at the opposite edge of. said base-member, said further projections beingstaggered relative to said 'first menltioned projections,:the outer extremities of said first-mentionedprojections being spaced parallel toweach other; garmenthanger engaging slots rprovided iin said firstwmen'tione'cl projectionsadjaQentFtheir outer extremitieafcollar engaging recesses' between adjacent pairs of said first imentioned projections, the outer extremities of said f-urther projections being spaced parallel :to :each :other and having notches adjacent their router extremities for engaging garment hangers, further collar-rece'i-ving recesses'between-adj acent "pairs of said further projections, and means "for -attadhing said base member to a supporting structure.

'2.--A -multiplegar-merit hanger comprising a substantially flat base member having-opposite, "longitudinalside r edges, longitudinally spaced transverse projections integrally formed at one edge-of said base member, further ;longitudinally spaced *transverse projections at the opposite edge-'ofsaid base member, said fu'rther projections being staggered relative to said first mentionedprojections, the outer extremities of' said first mentioned projections being spaced parallel to each-*other and to the longitudinal axis of said basemenrber to provide a hanging space between adjacent projections spaced inwardly in stepped relation toward-the lower end-of said'base mem- :claim 3'7 and .having in addition, said 1 means on her, the outer extremities of said further projections being spaced parallel to each other and having notches adjacent their outer extremities for engaging garment hangers, further collar receiving recesses between adjacent pairs of said further projections, and means for attaching said base member to a supporting structure.

3. In a multiple garment hanger, a base member, transverse ,2 gprojections, {garment "1.; hanger engaging notchesand collar receiving -recesses,

said base member having opposing longitudinal "side edges, said transverse projections being .rspaqed longitudinally and a plurality occurring at either side of the base member and further being imstaggered relationship on the opposing si'des -of the base, said garment hanger engaging :notches- .being. .positioned in the vicinity of the outer ends of the projections and said collar receiving: recesses being positioned between longitudinally adjacent, projections.

r4. -'A;rmu1ti-ple :garment ,hanger;=as.= describ.edin ;claim :3. and :having; in addition, its ,notches on zone side-positioned in; laterallyspaced relation.-

fishing. a 5. n.ia:muli'liple:garment hanger, abasememher; transverse projections, garment han er retainings means and collar ireceiving recesses, 'said basecmember. :ha-vingopposing -longitudinal -side"-ed es; rsaidwtr-ansverse projections being fzspacedglongitudinallyand a plurality occurring at either ssiderof the base :memberand further beingzrin staggered relationshipgon the opposing :sidescofqthe rbase,:said-;;ga:rment hanger ;retaining means :being positioned in the :vicinity act "the .iouterriends 1110f; Lithe projections ,and said rcollar zreceiving recesses being positioned .betweenlon itudinally adjacent projections.

' .6. gnqmultiple garment,{hangersas described in ;c1aim15;and .having, ;in-,;;additio.n,; .csaid transverse rpmjectionszpositioned, in laterally spaced :rela .tionship :ongone .side rofthe ,base member.

- 52.. :Inemmultiple garmentzhangena base mem- :ber," transverse projections,- ,;.garment ,--hanger engagin -.:means..,:and =.;co1lar receiving recesses, 'rsaidbasmmember :having opposing longitudinal side edges, :,said transverse projections being :spaced longitudinally:andia-pluality occurring at either .side iof: .at'he :base member; and further be- :ing in staggered: relationship on :the opposing csides pfsithe :base, :said garment hanger -.,engaging means-.;being.(positioned in .thewicinity ofthe outer ends of the projectionsv and said collar receiving recesses :being: positioned between longi- .tudinallzvadjacent '7DI0J'BC-lli0118. V

[8. .,gA-,multiple garment hanger as described in zinc ;:side rpositionedin -laterally .spaced relationship.

ARNOLD .J. -TBURGER.

VIOLET-.1 BURGER.

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